BUT if you wash it, you have to get it totally dry before storing it. Even at farmer’s markets, I’ve rarely found produce that hasn’t been washed at least once, so it’s not in its own dirt. In general, I wash my veggies whether I’m putting them into the refrigerator or into gear hammocks. The argument against it is that produce lasts longest with the least handling and left in the dirt it was pulled from. The argument for washing is to get any critters off before they cause damage or infest other food, and also to have food ready to use when you want it. To wash, or not to wash your vegetables when you bring them home? You’ll find cruisers who are adamantly in both camps. You don’t want to bruise them before they even get to the boat! If you’re going by cab, make sure nothing will fall on them and they won’t roll around. If you’re carrying them in a backpack, bring along some towels to pad the veggies and don’t cram them in. Be realistic about how much room you have. If you buy more than can comfortably fit in your storage areas, your vegetables will get bruised as put try to fit the extras in. Pick over individual items and don’t accept any that are bruised, rotten, overripe, have insect holes or look “old.” Only the freshest, most perfect veggies will do. Below, when I talk of how long something will last, I’m talking about items that have never seen the inside of a refrigerator. My experience is that produce that’s been refrigerated has less than half the life outside the refrigerator of something that has never been refrigerated. Once something has been refrigerated, it needs to stay refrigerated, or it will quickly go bad. These are most often available at farmer’s markets or on veggie trucks. I’ve learned my lesson the hard way-you simply can’t go into the grocery store, walk to the produce section, grab the first thing you see and expect to be able to keep it for any length of time without refrigeration. This is probably the most important part of the process and the one usually overlooked. Having veggies last a reasonable amount of time without refrigeration actually begins with how you choose the vegetables in the first place. No, not everything will last that long-but enough will that you can still have some fresh veggies to mix with the canned! Buying Vegetables That Will Be Stored Without Refrigeration The good news is that with a bit of care, many vegetables can be stored anywhere from a week to a month or sometimes even more. How do you store vegetables without refrigeration? Can you store veggies without refrigeration? How about carrots? cabbage? cauliflower? broccoli? peppers? celery?Įven if your boat has refrigeration, storing some of your vegetables outside the refrigerator helps considerably with the problem of “my refrigerator’s not large enough!” And if you don’t have a refrigerator, well, you have to store them otherwise.
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